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Old Jul 3, 2020, 10:51 am
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List of Lounges Currently OPEN to BA Passengers (open wiki for details)

This wiki includes details of open lounges accessible to premium (F/J or Gold/Silver) passengers travelling on BA operated services, either within the terminal BA depart from or accessible via airside transfer.

Other lounges may be accessible for passengers willing to transfer landside to other terminals or concourses, although this is generally not recommended due to time constraints as a result of needing to re-clear security. Additionally, some airports may offer pay-in lounges which are not otherwise accessible by BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently).

Most open lounges are operating with a limited food and beverage service, and other services may be unavailable or modified.

For opening hours, please check the oneworld lounge listing at https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location= which is now being regularly updated.

If your airport isn't listed below, this probably means there is no lounge available for BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently) - please check the oneworld listing for the most up-to-date information.

British Airways Lounges
Aberdeen British Airways Lounge
Boston British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Cape Town British Airways Lounge
Chicago British Airways Lounge (First lounge is permanently closed)
Dubai British Airways Lounge (BA First passengers and oneworld Emerald members on BA flights only, The Bar is unverified)
Edinburgh British Airways Lounge
Geneva British Airways Lounge
Glasgow British Airways Lounge
Johannesburg British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
New York JFK British Airways/American Airlines Greenwich Lounge, Soho Lounge, Chelsea Lounge
New York Newark British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Lagos British Airways Lounge
London Gatwick British Airways First Lounge, Club Lounge
London Heathrow Terminal 3 British Airways Galleries First, Galleries Club

London Heathrow Terminal 5 British Airways Concorde Room, Galleries First, Galleries Club South, Galleries Club North, Galleries Club T5B, Galleries Arrivals
Milan Linate British Airways Lounge
Philadelphia British Airways Lounge (First lounge and First Dining are unverified)
Rome British Airways Lounge
San Francisco British Airways Lounge (First Dining is "accessible". See post 4222: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34492191-post4222.html)
Seattle British Airways Lounge (First lounge is unverified)
Singapore British Airways Lounge (The Bar is unverified)
Washington British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)

Note that the BA-operated lounges at AMS, BHD, BRU, IAH, NCL, MAN and YVR have all closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alternative oneworld or third party lounges are listed below. Note that the Elemis Travel Spas at LHR and JFK have been permanently closed.

Non-BA oneworld Lounges
Amman Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge
Atlanta
American Airlines Admirals Club North Terminal (AirTrain ride required)
Austin American Airlines Admirals Club
Bangkok Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Dallas American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Denver American Airlines Admirals Club
Doha Qatar Airways Silver Lounge (BA Silver / OW Sapphire travelling in Y)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge (J class pax only - temporarily accepting BA Gold / OW Emerald in Y or W)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (F class pax only)
Frankfurt Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific The Wing, First (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)
Houston Terminal A American Airlines Admirals Club (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Terminal D)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 Cathay Pacific Business and First Class lounges (open 05:30 to 17:30 Mon-Sat, 07:00 to 17:30 Sun)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 The Qantas International London Lounge (open daily 06:00 to 14:00)
Los Angeles Terminal 4 American Airlines Admirals Club & Flagship Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Terminal 6 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Tom Bradley International Terminal OneWorld Lounge/Qantas Business & First Class Lounge
Madrid Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí / Iberia Premium Lounge Velázquez
Mexico City American Airlines Admirals Club
Miami American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Miami American Airlines Flagship Lounge / Flagship First Dining Gate D30 ( Flagship First Dining only available to departing BA First Class passengers )
Nashville American Airlines Admirals Club
Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2A American Airlines Admirals Club
Phoenix American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Philadelphia Concourse B/C American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in Concourse A)
San Francisco Terminal 1 American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
San Francisco Terminal 2 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
Sao Paulo Terminal 3 American Airlines Admirals Club
Singapore Qantas International Business Lounge

Seattle Alaska Lounge (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Concourse S)
Tampa American Airlines Admirals Club
Tokyo Haneda Japan Airlines First Class Lounge (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)

The AA forum has further details of open Admirals Club lounges: Link

Third Party Lounges with active BA contracts
Accra Adinkra Lounge
Amsterdam Aspire Lounge
Athens Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge
Antigua Executive Lounge
Atlanta The Club at ATL
Barcelona AENA Joan Miro Lounge
Bahrain The Pearl Lounge
Basel EuroAirport Skyview Lounge
Belfast Aspire Lounge
Berlin Lounge Tempelhof
Bologna Marconi Business Lounge
Bordeaux Salon des Vignobles

Bridgetown Airlines Executive Lounge / IAM Jet Centre
Brussels Diamond Lounge Pier B
Copenhagen Eventyr Lounge

DalamanCIP Lounge
Dallas The Club at DFW
Delhi Plaza Premium Lounge
Doha Oryx Lounge
Dubai Terminal 1 Marhaba Lounge
(BA Club World passengers and oneworld Sapphire members on BA flights only)
Dublin Dublin Airport Executive Lounge (reduced hours - 04:00-18.30 only, see here for latest details)
Düsseldorf Open Sky Lounge (Terminal C)
Faro ANA Lounge (non-Schengen only)
Florence Aeroporti VIP Club
Gibraltar Calpe Lounge
Grenada IAM Jet Centre

Hamburg Hamburg Airport Lounge
Hong Kong Plaza Premium Lounge
Houston HAS Executive Club

Ibiza VIP Sala Lounge
Istanbul IGA Lounge
Inverness Aspire Lounge
(open part-time, see post 3357)
Jersey Executive Lounge
Johannesburg Shongololo Lounge
Keflavík Saga Lounge
Krakow Business Lounge
Kingston Club Kingston
Larnaca Aspire Aphrodite Lounge
Las Vegas The Lounge at LAS (T3)
Lisbon ANA Lounge
Ljubljana Business Lounge
Lyons Salon Mont Blanc

Malaga Sala VIP Lounge
Male Leeli Lounge
Malta La Valette Club
Manchester T3 The Escape Lounge
Marseille Salon Cezanne Non-Schegen Lounge opposite gate 10

Milan Malpensa Montale Non-Schengen Lounge
Montreal National Bank Lounge
Moscow DME Domodedovo Airport Business Lounge
Mumbai MALS Premium Lounge
MunichAirport Lounge World
Nairobi TAV Lounge

Nassau The Lignum Club Lounge
Newcastle Aspire Lounge

Nice Infinity Lounge
Nuremberg Dürer Lounge
Oslo OSL Lounge
Palma Sala VIP Lounge
Phoenix Escape Lounge

Port Louis ATOL Lounge
Prague MasterCard Lounge
Rio de Janiero Plaza Premium
Riyadh Premier Lounge
Rotterdam Prima Vista Lounge
San Diego Aspire Lounge
(Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri departures only)
Sao Paulo LATAM VIP Lounge
Sofia Preslav Lounge

Southampton Spitfire Lounge
Split Business Lounge

St. Lucia (UVF) Iyanola Lounge
Stockholm (ARN) Norrsken Lounge

Tenerife Sala VIP Lounge
Tel Aviv Dan Lounge
Thessaloniki Manolis Andronikos Skyserv Lounge
Toronto Plaza Premium Lounge

Toulouse La Croix du Sud Lounge
Valencia Sala VIP Joan Olivert
Vancouver Plaza Premium Lounge
Warsaw Bolero Lounge

Zagreb Primeclass
Zurich Aspire Lounge
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Old Nov 22, 2021, 4:57 am
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Originally Posted by londonba2014
Bit of a data point, but any SCH heading out of Gatwick, you'll receive a Ł30 voucher as opposed to access to the No 1 lounge.
Is this still the case at Gatwick? Off to CUN tomorrow in Traveller Plus, if it is still in place is it 30 per person if 1 SCH and companion or just 30? Thanks
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Old Nov 22, 2021, 12:35 pm
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Originally Posted by champignon
I fly to SAN quite often in AS F, and am theoretically eligible to use the Airspace lounge if it's open when I fly out. Everything I have read about that lounge leads me to believe it is not worth the effort to go inside of it.

There are some nice things to say about San Diego, however the Airport and its facilities are not on the list.
Entering the lounge with BA, or JAL boarding pass improves the experience a little as the BP opens up more complimentary food and better booze choices. That said, the lounge was usually an absolute zoo just prior to the BA departure when the Hi-J 747s serviced the route.
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Old Nov 23, 2021, 9:56 am
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Originally Posted by BJ787
The subdomains are there, putting the day job to good use and interrogating *.yourmenu.cloud shows the following exist but obviously most don't resolve anywhere currently,

abz.yourmenu.cloud
edi.yourmenu.cloud
eidub.yourmenu.cloud
eilhr.yourmenu.cloud
eimenu.yourmenu.cloud
gla.yourmenu.cloud
nyc.yourmenu.cloud

t3c.yourmenu.cloud
t5a.yourmenu.cloud
t5b.yourmenu.cloud
t5c.yourmenu.cloud
t5f.yourmenu.cloud
t5n.yourmenu.cloud
t5s.yourmenu.cloud
BJ787 Now that most lounges are open, do you know how to access the non-LHR ones?
Knowing that JFK is now open I've tried nyc.yourmenu.cloud and it throws a " This site can’t be reached ". I've tried using a US-based VPN and that doesn't help.
Thanks!
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Old Nov 23, 2021, 10:31 am
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Originally Posted by LeeT
Is this still the case at Gatwick? Off to CUN tomorrow in Traveller Plus, if it is still in place is it 30 per person if 1 SCH and companion or just 30? Thanks
Suspect it's per companion!
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Old Nov 23, 2021, 10:31 am
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Originally Posted by nuggett26
BJ787 Now that most lounges are open, do you know how to access the non-LHR ones?
Knowing that JFK is now open I've tried nyc.yourmenu.cloud and it throws a " This site can’t be reached ". I've tried using a US-based VPN and that doesn't help.
Thanks!
O/T but anyone know the word f the day for the EI LHR lounge? Thanks!
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Old Nov 24, 2021, 10:24 am
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Wow, the lounge at BWI is apparently open (https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=bwi)! I will verify Friday, but this is good news for the recently reopened BWI-LHR flight.
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Old Nov 24, 2021, 11:24 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Saint-Emilion Gran Cru 2007- Chateau Corbin-Michotte - France - Bordeaux blend. Notes of red fruit, vanilla and leather. Fruity and spicy with a long finish.
That one (at least, I haven't looked at the others) is on a bit of a breakout. Very enjoyable in the CE lounge this evening.
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Old Nov 24, 2021, 11:32 am
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Originally Posted by nuggett26
Knowing that JFK is now open I've tried nyc.yourmenu.cloud and it throws a " This site can’t be reached ". I've tried using a US-based VPN and that doesn't help.
JFK Concorde Room: https://jfkcr.yourmenu.cloud (for some reason this is currently showing the SFO lounge menu)
JFK First lounge: https://jfkf.yourmenu.cloud
JFK Club lounge: https://jfkc.yourmenu.cloud

As with LHR, they only show the menus when the lounges are open.
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Old Nov 25, 2021, 4:29 am
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Edinburgh ba lounge

Hi

Currently at the ba lounge in edi for the 1235 lhr flight

Lounge is quite busy here with the earlier 1145 delayed around 45mins. We have a 15 min delay. Also a few qatar pax for the 1355 doha flight.

Food ( breakfast items till noon) is served by staff but drinks and coffee are self service.

champagne on request
luggage conveyor belt after check in is now running but you still have to carry your bag from the check in counter a few feet and put it on the belt.

Fast track security available but not needed as no line in the standard lanes.

Regards
Tbs


Although we queued up in the group 123 Lane they called out group 1 first so was able to bypass maybe 10 people as they stood aside for group 1 .
no problem with overhead storage in row 1 although there was a small ridge at the bottom of the locker so had to move the case slightly to the right.
bassinet table.

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Old Nov 26, 2021, 5:08 am
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Was in the First section of the BA T3 lounge this morning. I was on my way to the gate when I saw that there were two lounge agents behind the desks at the AA lounge. I was running a little late otherwise I would of made a detour to see if the AA lounge was actually open or to ask for an update.
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Old Nov 26, 2021, 5:15 am
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Originally Posted by MaxFlyer
Was in the First section of the BA T3 lounge this morning. I was on my way to the gate when I saw that there were two lounge agents behind the desks at the AA lounge. I was running a little late otherwise I would of made a detour to see if the AA lounge was actually open or to ask for an update.
Since AA moved to back to LHR T3, these agents have been there in the AA lounge reception for questions and dealing with issues only, mostly because the BA staff in the T3 lounges cannot help with seat or connection queries on most AA itineraries. The AA lounges themselves haven’t been open.

A few months ago, I was told by somebody senior at AA that deals with the AA lounge operation across the network that the CX and QF lounges would likely be open before the AA lounge in LHR T3 (they suspected the CX lounge before QF, but that seems to be wrong). No idea if that still holds.
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Old Nov 26, 2021, 5:56 am
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I'd imagine the CX lounge will be the last one to reopen.. can't see it happening for another year or so.
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Old Nov 26, 2021, 6:01 am
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Originally Posted by ckendall
Wow, the lounge at BWI is apparently open (https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=bwi)! I will verify Friday, but this is good news for the recently reopened BWI-LHR flight.
I hope it is - although it is a priority lounge, so might be open generally - and since, from that website, it seems to be open daily for non-daily flights, I'm a little suspicious. Good luck - and report back!
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Old Nov 26, 2021, 1:58 pm
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The BA lounge at DXB has reopened. The BA lounge at CPT has temporarily closed again.

Six BA lounges remain temporarily closed for now: AMS, CPT, JNB, LGW, PHL, SIN - alternatives are available at all airports except CPT.
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Old Nov 26, 2021, 5:43 pm
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Originally Posted by CKBA
I hope it is - although it is a priority lounge, so might be open generally - and since, from that website, it seems to be open daily for non-daily flights, I'm a little suspicious. Good luck - and report back!
It is indeed fully open. Snacks, drinks wifi all good.
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